Chuck Norris
Biyografi
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (March 10, 1940 – March 19, 2026) was an American martial artist and actor. He was a black belt in Karate, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after, in Hollywood, Norris trained celebrities in martial arts. Norris went on to appear in a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Norris went on to star in a streak of bankable independently made action and martial arts films, with A Force of One (1979), The Octagon (1980), and An Eye for an Eye (1981). This made Norris an international celebrity. He went on to make studio films like Silent Rage (1982) with Columbia, Forced Vengeance (1982) with MGM, and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Orion. This led Cannon Films to sign Norris into a multiple film deal, starting with Missing in Action (1984), which proved to be very successful and launched a trilogy. Norris started to work almost exclusively on high-profile action films with Cannon, becoming its leading star during the 1980s. Films with Cannon include Invasion U.S.A (1985), The Delta Force (1986), and Firewalker (1986), among others. Apart from the Cannon films, Norris made Code of Silence (1985), which was received as one of his best films. In the 1990s, he played the title role in the long-running CBS television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001. Until 2006, Norris continued taking lead roles in action movies. His last appearance in a major film release was in The Expendables 2 (2012). Throughout his film and TV career, Norris diversified from his regular endeavors. As a writer, he is a New York Times bestselling author of books on martial arts, exercise, philosophy, his conservative politics, Christian western fiction, self-help, and biographies, and he also serves as a columnist for WorldNetDaily. Norris also appeared in several commercials endorsing several products, most notably being one of the main spokespersons for the Total Gym infomercials. In 2005, Norris found new fame on the Internet when Chuck Norris facts became an Internet meme documenting humorous, fictional, and often absurd feats of strength and endurance. Although Norris himself did not produce the "facts", he was hired to endorse many products that incorporated Chuck Norris facts in advertising. The phenomenon resulted in six books, some of them New York Times bestsellers, as well as two video games, and several appearances on talk shows, such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in which he read the "facts" or participated in sketches. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Norris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)
Liography
Zombie Plane
Sons of Thunder
Wind in the Wire
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
WCW Monday Nitro
Li Xiao Long di Sheng yu si
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
The Warrior Within
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Hawaii Five-0
The Goldbergs
Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup
Dünyada Benden Büyük Yok
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Too Young to Die
Eğlenceli Tarih Dersleri
Martial Law
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Walker, Texas Ranger
Dinah!
WWE Raw
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
The Real Miyagi
Yalnız Kurt
David Letterman ile Geç Gösteri
Ölüm Oyunu
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
The Tony Danza Show
Yakar Top
Cehennem Melekleri 2
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Late Night with David Letterman
Sessiz Öfke
The Green Fog
Zafer Topu
İz Bırakmayan Silah
Komando Harekatı
Lanetli Elmaslar
Komando Harekatı 2
The Student Teachers
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Amerika İsitilası
Komando Harekatı III
Altın Hırsızları
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
The Hitman
Forced Vengeance
Hero and the Terror
Yan Vuruş
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Ateşe Yürüyenler
An Eye for an Eye
İyiler Siyah Giyer
黃面老虎
The Octagon
Chuck Norris: Private Lesson
Breaker! Breaker!
A Force of One
Hellbound
The President's Man
Orman Savaşçısı
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Top Dog
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Ajan Recon
Bells of Innocence
Chuck Norris Kills Everybody
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
